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Date transcribed2011-05-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Jang Bahadur    
First Name(s)  Koonwar Ranaji    
Titles  Maharajah Sir (1816 - 1877)    
Year of Birth  1816    
Year of Death  1877    
Entry  Prime Minister of Nipal : nephew of Mataber Sing, who was a high functionary in Bengal : he acquiesced in the murder of his uncle at the instigation of the Queen-Regent in 1834, and was made by her C. in C. in the Nipalese Army. When the new Prime Minister was murdered by his enemies, Jang Bahadur seized and put the ringleaders to death, and made himself Prime Minister, 1846 : he then turned out the Queen and the imbecile King, raised the heir-apparent to the throne, and thus established himself without a rival. Having waded to power through bloodshed and cruelty, Jang Bahadur developed into an enlightened ruler : it was his policy to keep on good terms with the English : he visited England, arriving in May, 1850, was the "" lion of the London season"": was knighted and made G.C.B. : he brought a force of Gurkhas to our aid, rendering valuable assistance in Oudh, in the mutiny of 1857 : G.C.S.I., 1873 : died at Purthurghatta on Feb. 25, 1877.     
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